Curtis Winery Terra Rossa Shiraz 2024
$65, 14.5% alcohol, screwcap, McLaren Vale.
Black licorice, kirsch and dense black berry flavours power this shiraz towards a rich, satisfying finish. Coffee, toast and vanilla-cream oak characters also contribute to the warm, generous show of flavour, though everything feels neat and harmonious. We’re talking rich, smooth flavour here, delivered in no uncertain terms. 92 points.
Campbell Mattinson has been an independent journalist, wine critic and photographer for forty years. He founded The Winefront, is a former chief editor of the Halliday Wine Companion (and former editor of Halliday magazine), and is the only Australian to have won the Australian Wine Communicator of the Year Award more than once. He is 100% independent, and tastes between 5,000 and 10,000 wines each year, blind and in comparative brackets as often as is practicable.
Mattinson is also the founder of the Mattinson Photography business.
